Swans on Tea

Bananas are in a bunch of trouble
Panama disease – or Fusarium wilt of banana – is back, and the Cavendish does not appear to be safe from this new strain, which appeared two decades ago in Malaysia, spread slowly at first, but is now moving at a geometrically quicker pace. There is no cure, and [...]

Chad’s got his complete summary of the DAMOP meeting up at Uncertain Principles. Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and the wrap-up.
I would have liked to have gone but my plans were thwarted. Next year the conference is in nearby Charlottesville, VA, so I’ll definitely try and make that one. I don’t [...]

Yves Saint Laurent dies at 71
Plain pine box, right?

This was originally purchased to extend my effective tickling and grabbing range when my nieces were younger. (Before they underwent the phase transition to where tickling just isn’t tolerated much) Now it’s used to grab errant trash-can-tosses if I’m being lazy, and retrieve objects that fall in the gap between the desk and [...]

There’s the Batman problem, and “an Elephant is in the way” problem.
I have a contribution that I’ve recreated below. Back when I was teaching for the Navy, there were many opportunities to learn “new” physics and see interesting answers (one shipmate kept a list of the various spellings of “Bremsstrahlung” found on [...]